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U.S. Treasury Imposes Sanctions On Venezuelan Vice President

8:14am February 14, 2017

The U.S. Treasury is taking action against Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami, accusing him of being personally and significantly involved in the international narcotics trade.

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Trump To Welcome Israel's Netanyahu To White House Meeting

7:44am February 14, 2017

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay his first visit to President Trump on Wednesday. Rachel Martin talks to former U.S. ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk about the meeting.

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U.N. Security Council Meets After Missile Launch By North Korea

9:39pm February 13, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations Security Council meets Monday to discuss this weekend's launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea.

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Tarek El Aissami, then Venezuela's interior minister, holds a press conference in Caracas in April 2012. El Aissami became the country's vice president last month, and the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against him on Monday.

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Venezuelan Vice President Over Drug Trade Allegations

8:32pm February 13, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The Trump administration accuses Tareck El Aissami of playing a "significant role" in international narcotics trafficking. As a result of the designation, his assets in the U.S. will be frozen.

Hospital staff treats an H7N9 bird flu patient on Sunday in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province.

To Stem Spread Of Avian Flu In China, Some Provinces Shutter Poultry Markets

6:14pm February 13, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

China has seen an uptick of cases of the deadly H7N9 strain of the avian flu virus, and authorities are trying to stop it from spreading further. Some areas are closing live poultry markets.

The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society or HIAS, a Jewish group that supports refugee resettlement, held a rally against President Trump's immigration ban on Feb. 12 in New York City. The group worries that giving governors the power to veto arrivals — somethi

For Refugees And Advocates, Trump Immigration Order Stay Leads To Disarray

4:51pm February 13, 2017

by Deborah Amos

Refugee advocates have hailed the ruling, but say the future of the resettlement program is uncertain because the court didn't address Trump's order to slash the number of refugees allowed in.

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Anti-Trump Protesters Take To The Streets Across Mexico

4:36pm February 13, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Protesters rallied against Donald Trump's immigration policies in cities across Mexico this weekend. They also called for a boycott of U.S. products in an unusual display of nationalist pride.

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Tareq Oubrou, an imam in Bordeaux, delivers a sermon in French and Arabic at the city's grand mosque. Most imams in France speak only in Arabic.

In France, Some Muslims Seek To 'Adapt' Islam To Secular Culture

4:36pm February 13, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Many French Muslims believe it's time to create a uniquely French brand of Islam that is compatible with the country's secular values and responds better to the needs of modern Muslims.

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President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on Monday.

After Meeting Canadian Prime Minister, Trump Talks Of Tweaking NAFTA

3:43pm February 13, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The president and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke of shared values at a news conference on Monday, but there are big differences in their approaches to immigration.

An American soldier scanned the retina of a man in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan in Dec. 2011. Russia cites the danger of ISIS in Nangarhar as its reason for backing the Taliban, the U.S. says.

Why Is Russia Helping Anti-U.S. Insurgents In Afghanistan?

3:35pm February 13, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Russia has begun openly supporting and covertly supplying the insurgent Taliban against the U.S.-backed Afghan government in Kabul. What are the aims behind its latest gambit?